Flowers and health

Hamamelis, alias Mulixiang, bullwhip fruit, deciduous shrub or small tree of Rosaceae and Hamamelis, is 8 meters high. The shoots have stellate villi; The old branches are bald; The buds are oval, wide and obovate, and the leaves are beautiful. Around February, the first leaves opened, and several flowers clustered in the axils of leaves. The golden petals danced like wisps, graceful and graceful, and bloomed like wintersweet in early spring, hence the name. Because of its cold tolerance, it is also called honeysuckle. It is distributed in all provinces in the Yangtze River Basin.

The twigs and terminal buds of Hamamelis are densely covered with gray-yellow star-shaped villi, and the leaves are alternate, broadly obovate and beautiful in shape. Around February, the leaves opened first, and several flowers clustered in the axils of leaves, which were golden in color and petals were like wisps of wax, so they were called golden wisps of regret. It is an important flowering tree in early spring. Suitable for solitary planting in a corner of the garden, by the pool, by the stream and by the tree. Flower branches can be used as cut flowers, and they are also good materials for making bonsai. Roots can be used as medicine.

Medicinal value of witch hazel

Sexual taste: sweet; Ping.

Meridian tropism: spleen meridian.

Indications: benefiting qi. The main stress is fatigue.

Administration and dosage: oral: decoction,15-30g; 60-90g fresh.

Note: avoid sour, spicy, mustard, radish, etc. When taking medicine.

Chemical composition: Kaempferol, Quercetin, Astragaloside IV, etc.